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Italian Cheese Bread

Italian Cheese Bread
Italian Cheese Bread
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Homemade Italian bread topped with herbs, parmesan cheese, and mozzarella cheese

1 pan (approx. 12 slices)

Bread:

2-1/2 C all-purpose flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp sugar
1 TBSP quick-rise yeast
1 C warm water (120*-130*)
1 TBSP vegetable oil

Topping:

1/4 C prepared Italian salad dressing*
1/8 tsp salt
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp ground oregano
1/4 tsp dried thyme
Dash peper
1 TBSP grated Parmesan cheese (or more)**
1 C shredded mozzarella cheese

1. In a bowl, combine the first four ingredients.

2. Combine water and oil; add to flour mixture. Add additional flour if needed to form a soft dough. Turn onto a floured surface; knead for 1-2 mintues or until smooth and elastic.

3. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place for 20 minutes.

4. Punch the dough down; place on a greased 12" pizza pan and pat into a 12" circle. Brush with salad dressing.

5. Combine the seasonings; sprinkle over top. Sprinkle with cheeses. Bake at 450* for 15 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm.

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*Ranch dressing can be substituted for Italian dressing if you want a little different taste or need to make a substitute.

**Erin (Lindsey's twin sister) just sprinkles the parmesan cheese to cover the top so more than a TBSP is used.

This recipe and photos were submitted by guest chef Lindsey Sorgard!

25 minutes + 20 minutes rising time
15 minutes

Average vote based on 20 reviews.
9.9
out of 10
User Reviews
10
out of 10
delicious!
I use this as our pizza crust. Its probably the best crust we have ever had. I oil the pan and bake it at 450 and it comes out just like Pizza Hut.

by middie4033 on Mon, 2008-06-09 07:35
10
out of 10
Scrumptious!
WOW! This is excellent! The prep is so simple. No more canned breadsticks for us. Breadsticks are one of the things I have missed in take out since we have been making our own pizza from this site. This is quick too. Thank you Tammy for another great recipe. DeDe

by Big Mama on Tue, 2008-04-29 18:56
10
out of 10
Yu-ummm!
This would have to be the best cheesy bread recipe I've come across so far. I've tried to make my own but usually end up disappointed. This one is REALLY good though! My fiance loved it too :) (I didn't have a pizza pan so I used the bottom part of a springform pan)

by raspberrykitty on Sat, 2008-03-15 17:07
10
out of 10
Ditto
I agree with everyone that this is great! I am thinking about trying to make a smaller version as there's only 2 of us (and the little one) and it's best when it's fresh from the oven. Leftovers do get eaten, though! :>)

by Nettacow on Mon, 2008-03-10 13:42
10
out of 10
YUM!
Whenever we have spaghetti this bread is a must as far as my husband and children are concerned. I love that it goes together quickly and tastes SO GOOD.

by saremca on Thu, 2007-10-11 06:59
10
out of 10
Delicious!!

This is a great recipe! The bread is soft and SO tasty -- I think I might try making pizza with the crust recipe. We used double the mozzarella cheese. The toppings were great! It's almost like eating Pizza Hut breadsticks or a white pizza. If you love breads, you'll love this recipe!

This recipe was also surprisingly easy and quick! Much easier than I expected. :D

The only thing I think I'll do differently next time, is bake at a lower temperature. The top of mine got a little too browned before the dough was really completely cooked. It wasn't burnt, just slightly darker than I would have preferred. Edited to add: Now, I do bake it at the temperature recommended in the recipe, but I leave it in the pan in the oven with the oven door cracked for a few extra minutes so it's not too browned. It gets fully cooked that way, and is delicious!! Edited again!! -- It seems that my oven bakes this best when it's made on a thin cookie sheet with holes in the bottom. I also make sure I bake it on the bottom or middle shelf position, and not at the top, to ensure that the crust and top are both finished cooking at the same time.

Also, I used 3 cups of flour instead of 2.

Really good recipe -- definitely going into our recipe box as a new favorite!!


by Tammy on Sat, 2007-05-12 22:27
10
out of 10
This is sooo good!
Lee wanted me to leave off the Italian dressing so I did, and they were delicious! And almost a meal in themselves! I do hope to try it with the Italian dressing sometime but it is hard to imagine that they could be improved on :)!

by Shelby on Fri, 2007-05-11 17:19
10
out of 10
Yum!
I've made this twice and both times everyone loved it! The first time I made it, I made it just like the recipe said (well, I did use more cheese :D), but I didn't put it right in the oven, so it rose a little and was kinda thick. The second time I made it, I made a double batch and spread it on a cookie sheet. I topped and baked as directed. But when I cut it, I cut it in half, horizontially and then in smaller pieces to make breadsticks to serve with spaghetti. They were a lot quicker then the breadsticks I usually make!

by LeAnne on Thu, 2007-05-10 08:18
10
out of 10
Deelish!
Tammy made this for me when we came to visit her last week. Im still dreaming about how wonderful they tasted and my plan is to make this for tonights dinner!

by Emily25069 on Wed, 2007-03-21 12:18
10
out of 10
Yummy!
This is an all time favorite in our house. People dig in as soon as it has cooled enough to cut and eat - never mind that it is not supper time yet. We love this recipe and make it lots! (I use a bit more cheese though!)

by Kristy on Wed, 2007-03-14 12:00
10
out of 10
Italian Cheese Bread
This is a wonderful bread. It's very original and very delicious. My whole family loved it.

by Sheri on Sun, 2007-03-04 15:12
10
out of 10
My family loved this!
I will be making this again and again and again and again!!!

by Katie on Sat, 2007-03-03 18:23
10
out of 10
This is a Keeper!
I made this last night to go with the 3-Cheese Baked Spaghetti dish that we tried from here. It got rave reviews from my family. I used homemade Italian dressing. The other thing I did was to get the dough mixed and kneaded and left it to rise much longer than called for because I had to run an errand. I knew when I got home I'd need to hurry to get dinner on the table. The good news is it worked out great. Thank you so much for this great recipe

by FrugalHomemaker on Sun, 2007-02-18 13:20
8
out of 10
yum
This bread is delicious--whole family loved it. It might need a bit more seasoning for flavor...and maybe I need to try adding more cheese on top--that's what I'll do next time!

by Mrs Klein on Mon, 2007-02-12 15:59
9
out of 10
VERY GOOD
This turned out well. I wished I had cooked it a little longer since the outside pieces were much better than the middle. Can't wait to make again!

by SarahfromMichigan on Mon, 2007-01-22 00:05
10
out of 10
Our new favorite dinner bread!
This bread is superb! WE all love it and my brothers keep asking for it! It is our new favorite bread to have with our dinner.

by Jaclynn on Fri, 2006-12-01 09:42
10
out of 10
It was still good!
I tried this last night and the dough never rose. I think maybe my yeast is getting old. Anyway, despite that, it was still good. My hubby was very impressed. I tried it with the ranch dressing because thats what I had. Update: Last night I used this dough for pizzas. I doubled it and made two. I didn't spread the dough out on the pizza pan as much, and they turned out sort of deep dish style. Very good-still having issues with riseing though.

by Bethanie on Tue, 2006-11-28 11:12
10
out of 10
Excellent
I made this to go with supper last night and it was wonderful! The bread was light and fluffy and tasted wonderful. My husband ate at least half of the pan! I was hoping to have leftovers for my daughter's snack this morning but there were none (there are only three of us!) I will make this again and often.

by amyd on Tue, 2006-11-14 07:41
10
out of 10
10/10
This is great! I made it more than once the first week I tried it, if that tells you anything! One of my brothers, who hates bread, even liked it. It's soft and tasty! Another one of my brothers said, "This tastes like something you'd get from Pizza Hut!"

This recipe is fast and easy!

by Bonnie on Tue, 2006-09-26 10:38
10
out of 10
Yum!
This bread is delicious warm. Usually we wait about 10 minutes after it is out of the oven before cutting it.

by Lindsey on Fri, 2006-07-21 00:01
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